Digital Design Director

Search and select specialists. Jobs for the corporate comms industry. Our client is an integrated communications agency. They are looking to hire a hands on Design Director. A bold, confident, experienced digital lead designer required to head up the agencies digital creative. OverviewA bold, confident, experienced digital lead designer required to head up the agencies digital creative.As a key person for both the digital and design teams we’re looking for someone to lead and educate, inspire and innovate, and deliver intelligently (you’ll need to be hands-on too).We need a clever ideas person, immersed in digital interaction, who can bring big thinking to the table. A master in bringing brands to life in the digital space, who has a modern understanding of interaction and considers the user in every interface you design. You’ll have around 10 years of relevant experience and head up client projects, lead pitches, mentor other designers and work very closely with UX specialists, animators and developers. Core responsibilities · Apply user centred design methodologies to the design of the navigation, user interface and content structure of digital applications (web, experiential, installations etc.)· Deliver high quality design deliverables including sketches, scamps, page layouts, component design· Brainstorm concepts for new pitches and campaigns· Oversee the full project lifecycle from concept to launch – manage and oversee all design deliverables· Leadership on digital design thinking – share knowledge, techniques· Experience working in-house and with remote development teams Supporting the design team· Work with Creative Director and other Design Directors to manage digital workload· Mentor and support design team by sharing digital expertise· Promote design excellence within the team· Client facing – able to communicate effectively up to Board level in the client organisation Reporting linesCreative Director – Line managerHead of Digital – Support manager Owner of CCR search and select specialists Robert has a wealth of experience across corporate reporting, investor relations, branding marketing literature and digital applications. Having cut his teeth at Radley Yeldar he has over 22 years agency experience at his disposal. His initial foray into recruitment was as manager of Artworks a US backed design recruitment agency in London, he then went onto work as lead consultant at BDG. Robert prides himself on an impeccable talent spotting service which clients and employees can trust implicitly.
#J-18808-Ljbffr